Joint Base San Antonio

Electric Vehicles At Fort Sam Houston Saving Money And Reducing Pollution

Eileen Pace — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 22:42:00 +0000

Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston is going green. New electric vehicles have taken to the streets of the post to save money and reduce pollution.

On-post errands at Fort Sam Houston used to be done in large, multi-passenger or cargo vans, sometimes even when only a smaller vehicle was needed.

About six months ago the post acquired 36 Low-Speed Electric Vehicles that Army North spokesman Eric Lobsinger said are working out well in more ways than one.

Second Armed Forces River Parade Highlighting Nonprofits That Serve The Military

Eileen Pace — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 13:50:19 +0000

Paseo del Rio has announced its plan for the second America’s Armed Forces River Parade to salute veterans and members of the country’s military following last year's first event that attracted thousand of visitors.

Paseo del Rio Association Executive Director Nancy Hunt said 25 professionally decorated floats will include one for each branch of military and businesses that serve veterans and the military.

Department Of Defense Furloughs Loom At Joint Base San Antonio

Eileen Pace — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 16:20:49 +0000

Joint Base San Antonio has been working with its civilian workers to communicate the military’s instructions if sequestration kicks in this Friday.

A 20 percent across-the-board cut includes furloughs of federal employees at all military bases across the country.

That’s the bad news. The good news is the furloughs are part-time.

Joint Base San Antonio Spokesman Brent Boller said the sequester will cut $1.2 trillion from government spending, and about half of that will be cuts in Department of Defense spending.

JBSA-Lackland Hosts International DOD Journalism Competition

Eileen Pace — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 13:35:00 +0000

Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland has been hosting the global Thomas Jefferson Award competition in the U.S. Air Force division for the past two weeks. The program recognizes top military and civilian employee journalists for furthering Dept. of Defense Internal Information objectives.

Joint Base San Antonio Prepping For Federal Budget Cuts

Eileen Pace — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 12:42:13 +0000

As the White House warns of impending damages due to sequestration, local military spending may offer clues about what to expect from Congress. San Antonio’s military presence is not expected to decrease significantly, even though budget cuts are likely.

At a quarterly meeting of the Military Transformation Task Force, the deputy commander of Joint Base San Antonio told the group that sequestration is not the problem here.

Economic Study Finds Joint Base San Antonio Accounts For $27.7 Billion

Ryan Loyd — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 22:23:24 +0000

The Deputy Commander for the Joint Base San Antonio network of installations said the city and military are connected in ways that cannot be counted. A recently released study showed the military had an economic impact of $27.7 billion in 2011.

Leaders say it’s only the statistical side of the equation, and when examining the social side of the issue, Dr. Steve Nivin of the SABÉR Research Institute, who studied the fiscal impact, said the overall impact seems immeasurable.

Hotline Established for Air Force Trainees to Report Sexual Misconduct

Eileen Pace — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 21:09:24 +0000

There are 20 military training instructors are now under investigation for inappropriate relationships with trainees at Joint Base San Antonio; five have already been court-martialed. This week, the Air Force set up a special hotline for trainees and others to report cases of sexual abuse.

Military and Bexar County Sheriff's Dept. Investigating Stolen Equipment

Eileen Pace — Thu, 11 Oct 2012 20:42:02 +0000

The Air Force Office of Special Investigations said it has arrested two people in a conspiracy to steal and resell military equipment.

The OSI doesn’t describe the stolen property, or which branch of Joint Base San Antonio the equipment came from, but Joint Base Spokesman Brent Boller said seven federal search warrants were executed at a San Antonio tattoo parlor Tuesday afternoon.